2022 Christchurch mayoral election

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Turnout| 118,728 (43.82%)
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Candidate  | Phil Mauger | David Meates
Party  | Independent | Independent
Popular vote  | 53,569 | 51,298
Percentage  | 45.11% | 43.21%

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Results by ward

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| Mayor before election

Lianne Dalziel

| Elected mayor

Phil Mauger

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The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections that took place on 8 October 2022,[1] with the new mayor's term lasting to 2025. There are no term limits, but the incumbent third-term mayor, Lianne Dalziel, had announced that she would not be seeking a fourth term.[2][3][4] One of the key election issues was whether or not to build a stadium which would cost $683m.[5]

A bumper sticker for Phil Mauger in the lead up to the 2022 mayor election (photographed in Aug 2022)

## Candidates

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Phil Mauger, who was first elected as a city councillor at the 2019 local elections, was the first to declare his candidacy 14 months out from the election. He said in August 2021 that he would stand for mayor only and not also contest his incumbent council seat.[6] The Wizard of New Zealand was the next to declare his candidacy in December 2021.[7] David Meates, the former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive, announced his candidacy in June 2022.[8][9] A debate between the 2 frontrunner candidates Phil Mauger and David Meates was hosted by Stuff on 16 Sep 2022.[10]

### Declared

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* Carl Bromley (Independent – I Hear I Care), founder of the Life Connection Missionary Baptist Fellowship[11]
* The Wizard of New Zealand (Independent)[7]
* Mark Chirnside (Chirny for Mayor), business owner[11]
* Tubby Hansen (Economic Euthenics), perennial candidate[12]
* Stephen Jelley (Stop the Stadium)[12]
* Drucilla Kingi-Patterson (Independent)[12]
* Phil Mauger (Let's Get Stuff Done), business owner and city councillor[6]
* David Meates (Listens, Leads and Gets Results), former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive[9]
* Nikora Nitro (Independent)[12]
* Sam Park[12]
* Peter Wakeman (Independent), perennial candidate[12]

### Declined

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* Jimmy Chen, Christchurch councillor[8]
* Melanie Coker, Christchurch councillor[8]
* Pauline Cotter, Christchurch councillor[8]
* Lianne Dalziel, incumbent mayor[2][3][4]
* Mike Davidson, Christchurch councillor[13][14]
* Ruth Dyson, former Labour MP[8]
* Anne Galloway, Christchurch councillor[8]
* James Gough, Christchurch councillor[13]
* Yani Johanson, Christchurch councillor[8]
* Raf Manji, former city councillor, former leader of The Opportunities Party[14]
* Jake McLellan, Christchurch councillor[8]
* John Minto, activist and 2019 mayoral candidate[14]
* Garry Moore, former Christchurch mayor[8]
* Darryll Park, business owner and 2019 mayoral candidate[14]
* Eugenie Sage, Green MP[8]
* Sara Templeton, Christchurch councillor[15]
* Andrew Turner, Christchurch deputy mayor[16]
* Nicky Wagner, former National MP[14]
* Duncan Webb, Labour MP[8]
* Megan Woods, Labour MP[17]

### Endorsements

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Phil Mauger

MPs

* Gerry Brownlee, current National Party MP[14]

Christchurch Councillors

* James Gough[13]
* Aaron Keown[18]

David Meates

Former Christchurch City Councillor

* Raf Manji [citation needed]

## Opinion polling

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Date  | Polling organisation  | Carl Bromley  | Mark Chirnside  | Tubby Hansen  | Stephen Jelley  | Drucilla Kingi-Patterson  | Phil Mauger  | David Meates  | Nikora Nitro  | Sam Park  | Peter Wakeman  | The Wizard of New Zealand

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29 August-4 September 2022  | Q+A–Kantar[19] | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 58 | 26  | <0.5  | 3  | 1  | 5

## Results

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2022 Christchurch mayoral election[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Phil Mauger | 53,569  | 45.11  |
| Independent | David Meates | 51,298  | 43.21  |
| Independent | Mark Chirnside  | 4,673  | 3.94  |
| Independent | Carl Bromley  | 2,807  | 2.36  |
| Independent | The Wizard of New Zealand | 2,474  | 2.08  |
| Independent | Nikora Nitro  | 1,035  | 0.87  |
| Independent | Peter Wakeman  | 964  | 0.81  |
| Independent | Drucilla Kingi-Patterson  | 800  | 0.68  |
| Independent | Sam Park  | 479  | 0.40  |
| Economic Euthenic's  | Tubby Hansen  | 293  | 0.25  |
| Independent | Stephen Jelley  | 237  | 0.20  |
Informal votes  | 99  | 0.08  |
Majority  | 2,271  | 1.91  |
Turnout | 118,728  | 43.82  |
Registered electors | 270,959  |  |

## See also

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* 2022 Christchurch local elections

## References

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1. ^ "About your 2022 local elections". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. ^ a b "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel call time". Otago Daily Times. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
3. ^ a b Law, Tina (1 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek a fourth term". Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
4. ^ a b "Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will not seek another term". The New Zealand Herald. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
5. ^ "Christchurch's $683m stadium will be built, but how will we pay for it?l". Stuff. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
6. ^ a b Law, Tina (7 August 2021). "Bylaw-breaking trench-digger declares bid for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
7. ^ a b "The Wizard puts his hat in the ring to run for Christchurch mayor". Otago Daily Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Law, Tina (25 February 2022). "Former health board boss considers entering Christchurch's mayoral race". The Press. Stuff.
9. ^ a b Law, Tina (30 June 2022). "David Meates confirms Christchurch mayoralty bid: 'We can do better than basic'". The Press. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
10. ^ "'It would not be used': Christchurch mayoral hopefuls disagree on light rail". Stuff. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
11. ^ a b Walton, Steven (18 July 2022). "Wizard, pastor and coffee roaster among those wanting to be the next Christchurch mayor". Stuff.
12. ^ a b c d e f "Nominations for Christchurch City Council 2022 Triennial Elections". electionz.com.
13. ^ a b c Law, Tina (8 August 2021). "Christchurch mayoral contender rules out tilt, others call race a 'distraction'". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
14. ^ a b c d e f Law, Tina (2 July 2021). "Christchurch mayor's call to move on opens the door for big lineup of hopefuls". The Press. Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
15. ^ Law, Tina (5 May 2022). "Councillor who outed her online bully is considering running for Christchurch mayoralty". The Press. Stuff.
16. ^ Law, Tina (24 February 2022). "Christchurch deputy mayor makes shock decision to step away from public life". The Press. Stuff.
17. ^ Barclay, Chris (24 February 2022). "Turner ends mayoral race: Who will take on Mauger?". Otago Daily Times.
18. ^ "Christchurch councillors line up to replace Dalziel". Radio New Zealand. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
19. ^ "Christchurch's next mayor: Poll shows big lead for Phil Mauger". 1 News. Television New Zealand. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
20. ^ "Christchurch City Council – 2022 Triennial Elections – Declaration of Result" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

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